Cyprus Birding Tours

Offering guided bird watching tours around Cyprus

East of the island, 2nd February 2018

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Greater Sandplover, Agia Trias, 2nd February 2018 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Greater Sandplover, Agia Trias, 2nd February 2018 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Grey Plover, Agia Trias, 2nd February 2018 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

Grey Plover, Agia Trias, 2nd February 2018 (c) Cyprus Birding Tours

A lovely drive around some eastern locations today in the February sun. Was pleased to find a total of 15 Greater Sandplover on three different beaches. Other highlights:

Akhna Dam
Common Starling 12

Sotira
Common Starling c300

Paralimni Lake
Greater Flamingo 9
Northern Lapwing 1
Western Marsh Harrier 1

Derynia
Common Starling 30+

Agia Trias
Greater Sandplover 4 (see photo)
Grey Plover 5 (see photo)
Common Sandpiper 1

Cape Greco
Long-legged Buzzard 1
Cyprus Warbler 1m singing and in display flight
Blue Rock Thrush 2m and 1f
Hen Harrier 1 ring tail

Kermia Beach
Greater Sandplover 3
Kentish Plover 2

Macronissos Beach
Common Kingfisher 1
Greater Sandplover 8
Kentish Plover 8
Common Sandpiper 1

Agia Thekla
Little Egret 1
Laughing Dove 2

Potamos Liopetri
Little Egret 1

Oroklini Beach
Caspian Gull 1 ad and 3 imm
Armenian Gull 2 ad and 4 imm

JUMBO Drainage Channel
Spur-winged Lapwing 6
Common Snipe 1
Laughing Dove 1+
Common Starling c100

Oroklini Marsh (main lake)
Common Pochard 1m
Black-winged Stilt 2
Common Redshank 2
Grey Heron 2
Cattle Egret 55+
Greater Flamingo 49

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